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A partial C&P of a post of mine from the S&W forum:
I have seen plenty of posts saying this gun is great for defense and maybe that one is not so good.
That is well-and-good, but what about how to avoid getting into situations in the first place? Before you need the fight-stopping power of the gun that you have chosen.
Let's assume that you are in a WalMart and you bump into a stranger. Most of the time a simple 'pardon me' will suffice, and there is nothing more to it. What, however, if a simple 'sorry, bud' doesn't' do it? In this case the man is very angry and it looks like it he could come at you any minute.
What is the best thing that you can do here? I'd try walking away.
Or, what if he has you in a position where you can't retreat? Would you do any differently?
How would you defuse or deescalate?
Obviously, if he is bent on robbing me, the D&D angle won't work, but if it's a matter of pride, they might.
So, if this happens, what do you do to avoid the use of deadly force?
I have seen plenty of posts saying this gun is great for defense and maybe that one is not so good.
That is well-and-good, but what about how to avoid getting into situations in the first place? Before you need the fight-stopping power of the gun that you have chosen.
Let's assume that you are in a WalMart and you bump into a stranger. Most of the time a simple 'pardon me' will suffice, and there is nothing more to it. What, however, if a simple 'sorry, bud' doesn't' do it? In this case the man is very angry and it looks like it he could come at you any minute.
What is the best thing that you can do here? I'd try walking away.
Or, what if he has you in a position where you can't retreat? Would you do any differently?
How would you defuse or deescalate?
Obviously, if he is bent on robbing me, the D&D angle won't work, but if it's a matter of pride, they might.
So, if this happens, what do you do to avoid the use of deadly force?
